GC3's Fabulous Five from Native Jr Nationals

I've had the honor of covering the Tribe Athletics Native American Junior Nationals for the past six years, and every year the Girls Varsity Division is loaded with Division I talent, rising stars, and under-the-radar prospects ready to make their mark.   Here are my Fabulous Five standouts from this year's event:    [player_tooltip player_id='892633' first='Layla' last='Curtis'] does not disappoint as she is a show stopper. I was impressed with her offensive skill set as she can score at will in bunches at a time from all over the court. Curtis is only scratching the surface of her potential as she continues to emerge as one of the top prospects in her class. I could see her playing at a mid major plus or high major program in the near future.     Martin has proved at Nationals that she is deserving of more recognition. In following her career, she has a work ethic second to none. She's a long wing who can defend the perimeter to disrupt passing lanes. Offensively she can create her own shot and convert shots from all over the court. Her game looks quiet during warm ups however at the end of the game her impact is remembered because of her contributions. A sleeper prospect who's stock will spike up.     Pietila is one of my favorite point guards as I have been following her career since her middle school years. The south paw is a tough defender, can facilitate, score from all three levels. My favorite attribute about her is she can carry her team on her back and will do everything necessary to help her team win. I still believe she has the ability to possibly be a division 1 sleeper as she has tremendous upside.     Wily-Ava is a big guard who has fantastic finishing ability around the rim. She is a match up nightmare because of her size, speed, and skill set. After the Section 7 live viewing period, Wily-Ava picked up an offer from Long Beach State. At Native Nationals, she displayed the ability to get to the basket at will, ability to hit long range shots or score from the mid range. Defensively, she could defend 1-5. I expect her stock to continue to rise into the winter as she will be one of the most highly sought after combo guards for mid major programs.     At this point, I am surprised that Tylaiah's recruiting has not taken off yet. Wily is by far the best point guard in Arizona's 2028 class because of her ability to defend at a high level, tight handles, facilitate, finish around the rim, hit the mid range and long range shots. Wily is extremely skilled, has a quick first step and can lead a team. She had huge games back to back weekends at Section 7 and Native Nationals. After her massive performances back to back weekends, I expect mid major programs to start getting involved as Wily has tremendous upside.

I've had the honor of covering the Tribe Athletics Native American Junior Nationals for the past six years, and every year the Girls Varsity Division is loaded with Division I talent, rising stars, and under-the-radar prospects ready to make their mark.